A survey of pediatricians' attitudes and experiences with court in cases of child maltreatment

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1353-1363

  Theodore, Adrea D ^a   Runyan, Desmond K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Legal system; Mandatory reporting; Physician attitudes; Physician behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COURT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PEDIATRICIAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33845318193     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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